No. 5,856 in French

croissant

A flaky, crescent-shaped pastry.

In a sentence

Je mange un croissant au petit-déjeuner.
I eat a croissant for breakfast.
In this sentence, 'croissant' refers to the crescent-shaped pastry often eaten for breakfast.
La lune était en croissant hier soir.
The moon was a crescent last night.
Here, 'croissant' relates to the crescent shape of the moon phase.
Les ventes de l'entreprise sont en croissant.
The company's sales are increasing.
In this context, 'croissant' is used as an adjective meaning 'increasing' or 'growing.'

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